Super lightweight contender Maurice "Mighty Mo" Hooker (22-0-3) returned to the ring in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - and won a ten round unanimous decision over former champion Cristobal Cruz (41-20-4).
The Dallas native fought three times in 2016.
Hooker, 27-years-old, was supposed to return to the ring later today as part of the HBO Pay-Per-View undercard to Miguel Cotto's ring return against James Kirkland.
The whole card was scratched when Kirkland reportedly suffered a broken nose in sparring. Hooker's promoter Roc Nation Sports then placed him on a show in Kansas City that card was also canceled.
Hooker went 2-0-1 in 2016 with two first round knockouts. He battled former interim champion Darleys Perez to a draw on the Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward undercard in his most recent fight. Cruz just fought in February and picked up a win to snap a four fight losing streak.
